WRESTLING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23662, 22 May 1940, Page 14

WRESTLING

BOUT ON SATURDAY NIGHT BLOMFIELD MEETS O'CONNOR Dan O'Connor, (ho latest addition to the force® tho Dominion Wrestling Union, will be in action at the Auckland Town Hall on Saturday ultcht against Sergeant-Major Lofty Blomficld and, as the newcomer is given to the ':anio stylo of wrestling that Blornfield favours, a display of the most rousing kind seems certain to eventuate. O'Connor, an Irish-American, who was horn in Oklahoma and reared in California, is big, powerful and fast, and spectacular aggression is the, keynote of his wrestling. Although ho is over Oft. in height'and weighs 17 stone, lie specialises in drop-kicks, which he uses with lightning Sliced, and ho is also able to make deadly uso of flying tackles and jolts. O'Connor was a big drawing card in Los Angeles, one ol tho greatest, strongholds ol the sport in the United States and from there he went Easl,, haying extended seasons at Now York. Boston and other big cities. O'Connor was matched twice with Jim .Londos in worldtitle bouts, and each time lie gave tho champion a severe testing. Among the former titleholders he has met he has beaten Yyoun Jlobcrt, the French-Canadian, who look the championship from Strangler Lewis, Ed Don Oeorge awl Joe Savoldi. O'Connor's displays since lie, arrived in the Dominion have been excellent',/ and the enthusiasm they have Aroused augurs well for the success of his iour. JBlomficld's military duties this year are preventing his making as many appearances ns usual ami consequently his followers are unlikely, to lose an opportunity of seeing him in net ion. His form is right up fujJiis best nnd, whatever other wrestlers ifiay do, Blonifield remains tho or.t- with the greatest public SUI'JJMt.